[Bbradley62]

Scoring: MP

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How should this auction go?

[Mbodell]

1♥-2♠
3♦-3♠
4♦-4♠?
5nt???-6♠?

I could see playing this in 4♠, 5♣, 6♣, 6♠, or 6nt.

[chasetb]

While you do use a strong jump-shift in SAYC, I would be worried for 2 reasons:
1. Many people who "claim" SAYC play a jump-shift as WEAK
2. You really shouldn't use a sjs with a 2 suited hand.

Here's my take on it [keeping in mind the (below) average person on BBO]
1♥ - 1♠
2♥ - 3♣
3♦ - 4♠

Now me, I would have directly bid 6♠ over 1♥ on this hand and hoped to get lucky, because it's too hard to describe to your (below) average BBO player.

[ONEferBRID]

Bbradley62, on Apr 7 2010, 11:12 PM, said:

Scoring: MP

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How should this auction go?

Here's my far-fetched attempt:

1H - 1S
3D - 5S ( asking for 6S w/at least 2nd Rnd Ctrl in Cl --the unbid suit )
6S

[P_Marlowe]

Hi,

1H - 1S (1)
2D - 3C (2)
3D (3) - 3S (4)
3NT (5) - 6S (6)
all pass

(1) avoid jumping around, noone knowes, how this will be interpreted
(2) FSF, since this occurs on the 3 level, no need to worry about
inv., inv.+ or gf, 3C is gf
(3) Now the meaning of the bid becomes fuzzy, could be 5-4, 5-5
(4) Should show a strong slam interested 1-suiter
(5) One has a club stopper, and one has to bid something, and it seems
the best description of your hand, of course 3NT may only show a
half stopper
(6) since p promised a club (half) stopper, this will be either Kx or Ax, it wont
be Jxxx, espesially given that p did bypass 2D, Jxx is a possibility, but not
likely

With kind regards
Marlowe

[pooltuna]

Bbradley62, on Apr 7 2010, 11:12 PM, said:

Dealer: West Vul: Both Scoring: MP

♠   ♥ KQT532 ♦ KT874 ♣ AK ♠ AKQJ983 ♥   ♦ A ♣ Q6532

How should this auction go?

maybe something like
1♥ 2♠
3♦ 3♠
4♣ 4♦
4♥ 5♦
6♣ 7♠

[jjbrr]

6♠ looks like plenty to me, and it seems somewhat trivial to get there.

[Vampyr]

chasetb, on Apr 8 2010, 07:48 AM, said:

2. You really shouldn't use a sjs with a 2 suited hand.

Which 2-suited hand would that be?

[chasetb]

Vampyr, on Apr 8 2010, 11:31 AM, said:

chasetb, on Apr 8 2010, 07:48 AM, said:

2. You really shouldn't use a sjs with a 2 suited hand.

Which 2-suited hand would that be?

Responder (South), of course. Opener can never use a weak jump shift, since a wjs shows 0-6 HCP and 6+ cards.

[Fluffy]

Since this is individuals I know the bidding will go:

1♥-1♠
3♦-3♠
3NT-6♠

[Bbradley62]

Since it's an individual, it's not possible to predict the auction. There were 20 tables, which had 16 different auctions. The only two auctions that occurred at more that one table were:
1♥-4♠ (at 4 tables)
and
1♥-1♠
2♦-3♣
3♦-4♠, which occurred twice.

18 Norths opened 1♥, with the other two choosing 2♣ and 4♥.
Of the 18 responding to 1♥, 9 Souths bid 1♠, 3 bid 2♠, 4 bid 4♠, and 1 each for 2♣ and 4NT.
Of the 9 with 1♥-1♠, 5 bid 2♦, 3 bid 3♦ and 1 bid 3♥. The 3 responding to 1♥-2♠ chose 3♦, 3♥ and 4♦.
None of the 40 players ever bid 3NT.

The pair that scored the best had one of the worst auctions:
1♥-1♠
3♥-6♠
6NT-7♠

11 pairs played 4♠
5 pairs played 6♠
1 pair played each 4♥, 5♠, 5NT and 7♠

I still don't know what the best auction is. Too many forks in the road.

Does anyone bid 3NT after 1♥-1♠-2♦-3♣?

[Vampyr]

chasetb, on Apr 9 2010, 02:52 AM, said:

Vampyr, on Apr 8 2010, 11:31 AM, said:

chasetb, on Apr 8 2010, 07:48 AM, said:

2. You really shouldn't use a sjs with a 2 suited hand.

Which 2-suited hand would that be?

Responder (South), of course. Opener can never use a weak jump shift, since a wjs shows 0-6 HCP and 6+ cards.

South has a 2-suited hand? You have got to be kidding.